Planet Details

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Titan

Saturn's largest moon, the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and stable bodies of surface liquid.

Key Facts

Type

Moon

Parent Planet

Saturn

Atmosphere

Nitrogen, Methane

Surface Temp

-179 °C

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Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the second-largest in the Solar System, larger than the planet Mercury. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and the only celestial body other than Earth with clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid, in the form of methane and ethane lakes, seas, and rivers.